On 24 October 1919, Frank Nicholas Piasecki, an American engineer and pioneer of rotorcraft aviation, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Piasecki, the son of Polish immigrants, began his engineering career at a young age. During […]
On 17 October 1922, the first aircraft, a Vought VE-7 biplane, was launched from USS Langley, the first aircraft carrier of the US Navy. Although it was neither the first time an aeroplane had taken […]
On 10th October 1976, the prototype of a small utility aircraft, the Embraer EMB 121 Xingu, performed its first flight. The EMB 121 was one of the aircraft belonging to the Family 12X, a series […]
On 3rd October 1968, the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle #1 (LLTV-1) performed its maiden flight at Ellington Air Force Base. The flight between lunar orbit and the surface of the Moon – and back – […]
On 26th September 1986 (or 23rd September, according to some publications), the prototype of the new light transport aircraft, the Piaggio P.180 Avanti, made its maiden flight. In the late 1970s, the Italian aviation manufacturer […]
On 19th September 1949, the prototype of the Fairey Gannet, a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare aircraft, made its maiden flight at Aldermaston, England. In 1945, the British Admiralty issued requirement GR.17/45 for a new anti-submarine […]
On 12th September 1934, prototype of Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter performed its first flight. Developed by Gloster as a private company venture, the Gladiator became a quite popular fighter aircraft of the late 1930s. In […]
On 5th September 1934, the American aviator Wiley Post became the first person to fly in pressure suit, reaching an altitude of 12,000 metres (40,000 feet) over Chicago. Wiley Hardeman Post, born on 22nd November […]
On 29th August 1947, the American experimental rotorcraft XH-20, powered by a ramjet-motor, performed its maiden free flight. In early 1946, development of the experimental ramjet-powered rotorcraft was launched by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Initially, […]
On 22nd August 1922, the prototype of the Vickers Victoria freighter biplane performed its maiden flight at Brooklands, the United Kingdom. In 1920, the British Air Ministry issued Specification 5/20 for a twin-engine troop-carrier biplane. […]
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